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Skip James

Skip JamesAKA Nehemiah Curtis James

Born: 21-Jun-1902
Birthplace: Yazoo City, MS
Died: 3-Oct-1969
Location of death: Philadelphia, PA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Buried, Mercon Cemetery, Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Devil Got My Woman

    Skip James

Is the subject of books:
I'd Rather Be the Devil: Skip James and the Blues, 1994, BY: Stephen Calt






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